|
Compounded Loss of Buying Power
|
NO
COLA |
|
1%
Annual COLA |
2
% Annual COLA |
3%
Annual COLA |
| Years |
Compounded 4% |
|
Compounded
3% |
Compounded 2% |
|
Compounded 1% |
|
Inflationary Loss |
|
Inflationary
Loss |
Inflationary Loss |
|
Inflationary Loss |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
40.00 |
|
30.00 |
|
20.00 |
|
10.00 |
| 1 |
$960.00 |
|
$970.00 |
|
$980.00 |
|
$990.00 |
|
38.40 |
|
29.10 |
|
19.60 |
|
9.90 |
| 2 |
921.60 |
|
940.90 |
|
960.40 |
|
980.10 |
|
36.86 |
|
28.23 |
|
19.21 |
|
9.80 |
| 3 |
884.74 |
|
912.67 |
|
920.99 |
|
970.30 |
|
35.39 |
|
27.38 |
|
18.42 |
|
9.70 |
| 4 |
849.35 |
|
885.29 |
|
902.57 |
|
960.60 |
|
33.97 |
|
26.56 |
|
18.05 |
|
9.61 |
| 5 |
815.38 |
|
858.73 |
|
884.52 |
|
950.99 |
|
32.62 |
|
25.76 |
|
17.69 |
|
9.51 |
| 6 |
783.00 |
|
832.97 |
|
866.83 |
|
941.48 |
|
31.32 |
|
24.99 |
|
17.34 |
|
9.41 |
| 7 |
751.68 |
|
807.98 |
|
849.49 |
|
932.07 |
|
30.07 |
|
24.24 |
|
16.98 |
|
9.32 |
| 8 |
721.61 |
|
783.74 |
|
832.51 |
|
922.75 |
|
28.86 |
|
23.51 |
|
16.65 |
|
9.23 |
| 9 |
692.75 |
|
760.23 |
|
815.86 |
|
913.52 |
|
27.71 |
|
22.81 |
|
16.32 |
|
9.14 |
| 10 |
$665.04 |
|
$737.42 |
|
$799.54 |
|
$904.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Represents
loss of |
Represents
loss of |
Represents
loss of |
Represents loss of |
|
$334.96 per $1000 |
|
$262.58
per $1000 |
$200.46
per $1000 |
$95.62 per $1000 |
|
In 10 Years |
|
In 10 Years |
|
In 10 Years |
|
In 10 Years |
The accepted 30 year average inflation rate is 4%.
updated 03/10/2010
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